I tried simplehats:* but it doesn't work, my game crashes.

you'll need to use regex. Try "!simplehats:.*"

if your game crashed tho, that's probably due to a bad syntax, please use a json compatible text editor like vscode

1. I tried that too, still crashes for some reason
2. I tried to remove an item, its removed from being crafted, from being used and from JEI, but it still appears in the recipe book.

Recipe book isn’t supported. It’s unconventional and has performance issues.

Can you send a crash log?